Senior Commercial Officer

Job Title: Senior Commercial Officer

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Circa £45,000 commensurate with skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• You will be responsible for the day-to-day management and administration of bids and contracts in support of the BAE Systems Type 26 Supportability Programme
• You will conduct negotiation of proposals with potential customers and provide support to supply chain
• Ensure compliance with BAE Systems policies and procedures together with the commercial aspects of the management life cycle
• You will support continuous improvement and innovation within the Commercial team
• Work with other functional representatives, project teams, customers, and suppliers to meet operational needs of line management and the business
• Act as the Commercial point of contact for internal and external stakeholders with occasional travel to Bristol/Filton to support customer and stakeholder meetings

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Broad professional knowledge of Commercial principles, techniques and practices and their application and understanding of the Commercial role in organisations
• Good understanding of contract terms, contractual and legal frameworks with the ability to identify key contractual risks
• Good understanding of Commercial interaction with customer, finance, legal, procurement, project/programme management, engineering, business development, sales etc
• Confident individual who can ask questions, help develop solutions by collaborating with the team to deliver our critical capability

Desirable:

• IACCM – Practitioner level
• An understanding of the defence sector

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The BAE Warship Support team:

The BAE Systems Warship Support team provides support for over half of the Royal Navy surface fleet, as well as supporting numerous ship build programmes. This role is as part of the Commercial team delivering supportability (Integrated Logistics Support) to the wider BAE Systems Type 26 build programme as well as multiple export opportunities.

As Senior Commercial Officer, you will be supporting the Commercial Manager in providing Commercial Support to the programme. The role includes bidding for initial provisioning spares and contract amendments as part of a multi-million pound per year Programme as well as providing Commercial support and guidance to the project teams and customers.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 11th September 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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